Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:22:23 -0500 From: Bob Ababurko <ababurko@adelphia.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: dds drive support? Message-ID: <437F432F.9050600@adelphia.net>
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I am trying to figure out whether or not I can run a Seagate dds-4 STD2401LW tape drive under freebsd...say 6.0. Or any version for that matter. I am really not sure how to go about trying to see if a piece of hardware unless it is a NIC or a SCSI/RAID/SATA controller that is explicitly listed in the hardware notes for each version will work. I am pretty sure that I am not suppose to assume that it will not work if it is not listed there..am I? Does this drive fall under the 'sa' (sequential access) driver that is loaded automatically? I am currently trying to find a tape drive to do db backups on, so I do not have the hardware yet to test this. So, I hope that there is a way to determine that this will work or not other than actually installing it. More information is located here about that drive: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=586496 If this drive does not work under FreeBSD, what are some drives that are supported? -Bob
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